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brain54:
So where in my comment did I justify that...?

brain54:
What is the unjustifiable condition...


Let's start from there!

brain54:
I stated that they had an agreement...


I never said if I supported it or not. I wonder how some of you reason.


The shocking thing is how you come to my DM so confidently to comment nonsense and throw insults with little or no comprehension.

It's amusing and shocking at same time!

Kingzjayzee:
Hon. Rufus Bature, the Plateau State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Secretary to the Plateau State Government, spoke with The Nigerian Tribune on a range of topics, including Governor Caleb Manasseh’s recent defection to the APC, the debates surrounding his induction into the party, and other related matters.

When asked about concerns that, more than two years into office, the APC-led federal government has yet to fully meet its mandate to Nigerians, and that living standards remain low, Hon. Bature said, “When you talk about hardship, hardship is relative. As of last Christmas, rice was selling for N90,000 to N100,000. Today, you go to the market, and rice is N50,000 to N60,000. Maize has gone down. Foodstuff has come down. And whatever you do, if you don’t eat, you cannot do anything.”

Hon. Bature noted that the prices of several food items have started to ease, and fuel costs, which traditionally spike during the Christmas season, have shown a marked decline. He cited his recent experience buying fuel in Abuja at N738 per litre, compared with prices exceeding N1,000 just a few months ago.

He observed, however, that some commodities have yet to reflect similar reductions, attributing this in part to sellers who have not recognized their own responsibilities as leaders. “When you point one finger at someone, the other fingers are pointing back at you,” he remarked.

He explained that while prices had risen previously due to fuel costs and other factors, the current decline presents an opportunity for Nigerians to take collective responsibility in strengthening the economy. He stressed that leadership extends beyond political office, noting that every Nigerian plays a role within their households and workplaces.

Bature lauded President Bola Tinubu for pursuing ambitious reforms under the “Renewed Hope” agenda. He encouraged citizens to look beyond sentiment and place confidence in the President’s decisions, emphasizing that few, if any, past leaders have taken such decisive steps aimed at transforming the country’s economic and governance structures for lasting improvement.


https://africalevel.com/last-christmas-rice-was-selling-for-n100000-today-you-go-to-the-market-and-rice-is-n50000-bature

SatanKeepOff:
Its not like i just jumped at it. When i got to their house, i discovered that they need help... her dad is late and i felt i should help her mum to handle my partners school expenses since her elder brother is in school too and i felt it will be too much on her mum

IkpuMmadu:
At dawn in the cool highlands of Jos, Plateau State, farmhands move quietly between neat rows of strawberry plants. The berries are ripe—bright red, delicate, perfect. This should be a moment of triumph. Instead, it is a moment of dread.

For many farmers, harvesting no longer feels like success. It feels like gambling with loss.

Nigeria’s strawberry season, which runs from November to February, has collided with a brutal reality: the country can grow strawberries, but it can no longer move them. What should be a short window of prosperity is fast becoming a season of waste, heartbreak, and unanswered questions.

“Should I Harvest, or Let It Rot?”
That single question, asked by a farmer in Jos, has come to define the crisis.

With peak yields of 15–30 tons per hectare, farmers should be preparing trucks and planes, not second-guessing whether picking their crop will deepen their losses. But strawberries are unforgiving. At room temperature, they survive only one to four days. Every hour matters.

Once harvested, the clock starts ticking—and in Nigeria today, the clock almost always wins.


The Plane That Held an Industry Together
For years, the country’s fragile strawberry value chain depended on one thing: air cargo out of Jos. It was expensive, inefficient, and unsustainable, but it worked—barely.

Deola Balogun, Chief Operating Officer of Limlim Foods Production Ltd., recalls paying more to fly strawberries than to buy them from farmers.

“Logistics cost more than the fruit,” she said. “But at least the berries arrived fresh. That was the only reason the industry survived.”

Then, in October 2025, Arik Air stopped flying into Jos. Almost overnight, the runway went quiet. Today, only one airline—ValueJet—operates out of the city, and it does not carry strawberries.

The impact was immediate and devastating.

“Nigeria built the strawberry value chain on a runway,” Balogun said. “The plane left. The harvest stayed behind.”

Roads That Break More Than Produce
On paper, road transport seems like the obvious alternative. In reality, it is a slow-motion disaster.

Strawberries do not tolerate heat, delays, or rough handling. Yet road journeys from Jos to major markets are riddled with all three. To even attempt it, operators must use Styrofoam boxes, pack ice for up to 48 hours, and brace themselves for checkpoint delays, broken roads, and unpredictable travel times.

Balogun describes one such journey: prayers whispered at every stop, anxiety rising with every delay. When the shipment finally arrived, 20–30 percent of the fruit was already lost—sweated, crushed, overheated.

There were no refunds. No insurance payouts. Just silent acceptance and financial loss.

“Road transport isn’t a solution,” she said. “It’s a controlled disaster.”

The Human Cost of Rotten Fruit
Behind every spoiled crate is a human story.

Farmers who invested their savings in seedlings and labor. Workers who depend on harvest wages. Families who planned school fees and medical bills around a season that now threatens to collapse.

As the harvest peaks, some farmers are choosing not to pick at all. Letting fruit rot on the plant, painful as it is, sometimes feels cheaper than harvesting what cannot be sold.

This is what system failure looks like—not in reports or policy briefs, but in quiet fields full of unpicked fruit.

A National Blind Spot Exposed
Plateau State is expected to produce roughly 700 tons of strawberries this season. If current conditions persist, industry estimates suggest up to 50 percent—around 350 tons—could rot before reaching consumers.

By April, Lagos supermarkets may once again stock imported strawberries, purée, and concentrates. Meanwhile, fresh Nigerian berries will have decomposed in Jos.

The irony is painful.

“This isn’t about farmers not knowing how to grow strawberries,” Balogun said. “It’s about building production without securing logistics. Food security is logistics security.”

She argues that Nigeria repeatedly celebrates increased yields while ignoring how food actually moves from farm to market.

“We talk about value addition while value dies at the farm gate—long before processing can even begin.”

More Than Strawberries
Strawberries are not the only crop at risk. They are simply the most honest. With a lifespan of four days, they expose weaknesses that other crops can hide.

This crisis, experts warn, raises a defining question for Nigerian agriculture:

What is the value of production if delivery is impossible?

A Test, Not Just a Tragedy
Despite the grim outlook, Balogun insists this moment can still become a turning point.

“This isn’t just a tragedy waiting to happen,” she said. “It’s a test.”

If the harvest creates beauty on the Plateau but scarcity in Lagos and other cities, the numbers will tell their own story—louder than any press release.

For now, farmers wake each morning to ripe fruit and an impossible choice. Harvest and risk loss, or leave the berries to rot in silence.

Until Nigeria confronts its logistics gap with the same urgency it gives production targets, the cycle will continue.

In Balogun’s words, the country will keep planting pride—and harvesting loss.


https://techandbiz.com.ng/2025/12/14/when-strawberries-cant-travel-inside-the-logistics-failure-putting-nigerias-farmers-at-risk/

Pat081:
I don't know what to comment about anyway merry xmas you all

We4all:
The same bible says not to fornicate, commit adultery, and ask to love thy neighbour as yourself. How many of these commands have you obeyed?

You should be casting and binding you selective memory, and not looking for a slave to control in the name of submission. 😏😏😏
My take is that I like people who are transparent.
I respect people especially those who are not practise what they preach and I'm sure your not one of them.

lilsmart:
When the same title Dr.is given away in a ceremony for a donation or celebrity, it cheapens the immense effort of those who earned it the hard way. The public can no longer distinguish between a scholar and a celebrity, making the title useless as a marker of academic accomplishment.

yad2eidi:
is this rhe only way out? Is this how Nigerians here treat it?

ibechris:
Go and read the story of Luddites.

derogatory
a person opposed to new technology or ways of working.
"a small-minded Luddite resisting progress"
2.
historical
a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woollen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16).


Don't follow them to be a Luddite pls.

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Peaceandjoy54:
Sorry sir/ma I just open it and discovered Whatsapp not working... They gave reason and said it will be reviewed after 24hrs.

Use the same number and connect on telegram sir. Available to attend to you always

Peaceandjoy54:
Yes to any states Sir/ma. Aside
North .

Send chat in Whatsapp
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Parachoko:
Is inside the train a Restaurant you go dey chop?

On a long Trip, eating is allowed. In fact, Dem dey get Chefs, Kitchen and Restaurants/Bar in some Trains.

But this LAMATA Train is strictly for moving people in a journey that's not up to 20mins.

Eat at a restaurant before making use of LAMATA Train



I'm in Onitsha, I would have done what you ask me to do if Pandora built a Bullet train in Anambra.

ZOT2023:
Investors are urgently needed in corn cob charcoal production,no machine is needed in this business and sales are readily available.it is cheaper to use in cooking than even charcoal with the present economic situation .
Could imagine using just N100 to cook beans of 5cups!
The major things needed in this business is mobility and logistics fund.
Any interested investor should send mail to
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elipheleh:
I condemn the acts of the foolish man. He is a a thief.

And you the woman, you're not a good wife. You just brought your husband's inadequacies to a public site. You have no love nor honour for that man as you call him.

If your husband has bad habits, talk it out with him, you both find solutions about it. In all your write ups, I never saw where you said you confronted him on his clubbing and ashawoism. That tells me it's either not true or highly unsubstantiated accusations. If he is truly guilty, then woe unto such man.

There's no rule that says only a man should provide for the home.

Another evil this man does is stealing from your family bussiness. I didn't say your bussiness, because dispite the bussiness name, that is supposed to be family bussiness home or abroad, whether anyone likes it or not. It's a crazy fellow that steals from his family bussiness.

You family bussiness provided for your household. And so what? What doeth thou more than others? Not like you're some kind of billionaire, but pride has filled up your heart.

Men have been providing for their homes since time immemorial without complaints.

I pray never to meet a woman like you in my life. You are not a worthy helpmate.

Kevineleven:
Somehow I don't believe it

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Tareq1105:
You judge the performance of a Gov by the resources available to the state. I'm not sure you're aware that Cross Rivers State is not an oil producing states.

successmatters:
Good, good, but in Nigeria where there are no special classes, the bright children who can solve calculux at age 6 will be banned and kept back just because their mates cannot do the same till they turn 30? 😀

Do you now see the problems of Nigeria?